Note that the clewline from the course (main sail) was called the Clewgarnet.

Hauling in a clewline, by contrast, is relatively quick and easy, so the chant can be quite rapid.

The traditional layout is to have the lines from each sail grouped together, starting from the forward end with the clewline and then the buntlines.

It is usual to fit a wooden bar near the bottom of the ratlines, with a hole for each clewline or buntline, to keep them organised.

This will be followed by the clewline of the next sail, and so on - the clewlines and hence the division between sails can be distinguished by their thickness.

Pulled tight and secured to the jackstay or the yard's lift, this takes the load off the clewline and sail, and should allow the blocks to be lifted higher, dragging the sail down less and enabling a neater stow.

Buntline took him at his word and left the saloon.

The 1873 Buntline was a special order; they were among the first effective repeating rifles.

I've made up my mind not to talk to Ned Buntline either.

He threatened Buntline with a gun and ordered him out of town in twenty-four hours.

The girl was Lila Buntline, daughter of his wife's best friend.

I don't think Smoke will be all that excited about telling Buntline what he wants to know.

He had a gun in his waistband, a long-barrelled Buntline special.

Like the buntline hitch, this knot is strong, secure and compact.

Before long, Cody ended up starring as himself in Buntline's play.

A buntline hitch is tied to the standing part and moderately tightened.

Buntline wrote only four western yarns, all about Buffalo Bill.

Traditionally they are secured to the sail with buntline hitches.

Still looking to get information on his subject, Buntline took to finding Hickock's friends.

I finally broke down and asked Mrs. Buntline what on earth it was.

Mrs. Buntline used words that would have been news to Arthur.

At the mention of Buntline's name,Cal came fully awake, his eyes wide.

To top it all off, Buntline's novel was turned into a theatrical production which greatly contributed to his success and popularity in the east.

That the buntline hitch was the preferred knot speaks to its security and reliability.

This allowed Buntline to escape in the chaos.

Buntline continued to write dime novels, though none was as successful as his earlier work.

Colt manufactured 4200 of these revolvers including 70 built on the Buntline frame.

Mrs. Buntline and I don't get along very well.

But the odd one out is a buntline hitch, a relatively uncommon sailor's knot.

The buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object.